Cannibal Serial Killers - Profiles of Depraved Flesh-Eating Murderers

Christopher Berry-Dee, Victoria Redstall

Summary

Dive inside the twisted minds of some of the most heinous serial killers in history with this true-crime trove of stories about cannibalistic murderers. 
 
Delving deep into the twisted actions of Hannibal Lecter–type murderers, Cannibal Serial Killers profiles the depraved individuals who prolong their horrific crimes beyond the thrill of the chase to a perverse ritualized finale. More than just stomach-churning stories, this terrifying book provides precise accounts and fascinating insights into the crimes of fourteen cannibalistic killers from all over the world, including: 
 
ALBERT FISH, who spent nine days feasting on the remains of an innocent little girl 
 
JEFFREY DAHMER, whose refrigerator was packed with the body parts of his seventeen victims 
 
ANDREI CHIKATILO, who brutally slayed and dismembered fifty-three people in southeastern Russia 
 
FRITZ HAARMANN, who drank his victims’ blood and sold their flesh on the black market 
 
STANLEY BAKER, who cut out a young man’s heart and devoured it while it was still beating 
 
JOACHIM KROLL, who cooked a stew of carrots, potatoes and a small child’s hand

Available since: 05/10/2011.

Print length: 336 pages.

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